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Transact Charlie
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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 Posted - 2009-03-19 : 08:29:10
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| There exists no problem that cannot be made much *worse* by hiding it for a week, then deleting a bunch of stuff and then going on holiday.Sigh.NB : No Help required just venting.Charlie===============================================================Msg 3903, Level 16, State 1, Line 1736The ROLLBACK TRANSACTION request has no corresponding BEGIN TRANSACTION |
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RickD
Slow But Sure Yak Herding Master
3608 Posts |
Posted - 2009-03-19 : 08:57:27
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Transact Charlie
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
3451 Posts |
Posted - 2009-03-19 : 09:03:59
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| That's Charlie's Maxim No 2:Few Problems cannot be solved by vaguely saying "Something (important) is wrong with It" and going away for 2 weeks.When you get back the issue (if it was important enough) will have been fixed as if by magic.Charlie===============================================================Msg 3903, Level 16, State 1, Line 1736The ROLLBACK TRANSACTION request has no corresponding BEGIN TRANSACTION |
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RickD
Slow But Sure Yak Herding Master
3608 Posts |
Posted - 2009-03-19 : 10:09:21
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| You must work with some very professional people, everywhere I work, it seems to be able to wait until I come back to be fixed, even if its apparently extremely important' before I leave. |
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)
7020 Posts |
Posted - 2009-03-19 : 10:26:05
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| Corollary:If you have a really serious problem, ignore it completely until someone who knows what they are doing jumps in to fix it.After they’re done, blame them for the problem and for failing to fix it earlier.CODO ERGO SUM |
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jimf
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2875 Posts |
Posted - 2009-03-19 : 10:45:02
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| Corollary 2There is no problem so big that it can't be completely ignored or run away from |
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Transact Charlie
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
3451 Posts |
Posted - 2009-03-19 : 11:19:37
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Originally posted by jimf
Corollary 2There is no problem so big that it can't be completely ignored or run away from
Maybe:Given enough scapegoats; there is no problem so big that it can't be completely ignored or run away from.Charlie===============================================================Msg 3903, Level 16, State 1, Line 1736The ROLLBACK TRANSACTION request has no corresponding BEGIN TRANSACTION |
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jimf
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2875 Posts |
Posted - 2009-03-19 : 11:29:47
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| The number of scapegoats is directly proportional to the boss's fault for the problem |
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mcrowley
Aged Yak Warrior
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Posted - 2009-03-20 : 13:44:30
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I usually subscribe to "Crowley's Law"quote:
The person with the most proof of a problem will always be blamed for that problem.
where "proof" consists of Perfmon numbers, logs, error messages, and/or knowledge of the application, business, local politics, and if applicable 14th century musical fashion.This was stated more succinctly in (what I am told is) a Japanese axiom: "The nail that sticks up, is the first to be hammered down." |
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Charlie's Maxim No 1